Tony Takitani (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Tony Takitani |
| Original title | ト ニ ー 滝 谷 Tonii Takitani |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 2004 |
| length | 76 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jun Ichikawa |
| script | Jun Ichikawa Haruki Murakami (book) |
| production | Motoki Ishida |
| music | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| camera | Taishi Hirokawa |
| cut | Tomoh Sanjo |
| occupation | |
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Tony Takitani is a 2004 film by Japanese director Jun Ichikawa based on the story of the same name by Haruki Murakami .
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Tony Takitani's childhood was marked by loneliness: his mother died very early and his father is rarely at home. Integration into Japanese society is also difficult for him due to his unusual first name. Tony develops a talent for meticulously depicting reality in pictures and becomes a technical draftsman . One day, Tony is now 40 years old, he meets Eiko Konuma, who is 15 years his junior. They fall in love and soon get married.
Eiko suffers from shopping addiction and over time she even needs her own room for her cloakroom. After Tony asks her to spend less money on it, she returns some of her precious clothes. On the way home, she is the victim of a traffic accident and dies. Tony then hires young Hisako as his assistant. The condition is that she wears the clothes of his deceased wife. Even before Hisako starts her first day at work, Tony retires. The film ends with a call from Tony to Hisako, who misses the call because an elderly lady is harassing her on the street.
Reviews
“The story of a person without characteristics condenses into a coherent parable about loneliness and convincingly implements the calm narrative flow of the literary source. Clearly and gently developed, the film reflects the forlornness of the individual in a modern, urban environment. "
“Bare backdrops, lifeless colors: Jun Ichikawa is the first filmmaker to dare to write a story by the writer Haruki Murakami. The result, "Tony Takitani", is wonderfully consistent "
“Based on a short story by the Japanese bestselling author Haruki Murakami, Jun Ichikawa staged a work that takes a back seat in the narrative and works mainly through the image. The music of Ryuichi Sakamoto fits in like the clothes of the secretary. "
Web links
- Tony Takitani in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Tony Takitani at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Official website (English and Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tony Takitani. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ the daily newspaper
- ↑ Prism